Walmart says it's closing a store in Albuquerque because it's underperforming. Some shoppers say it was rampant with crime, and police visited hundreds of times last year.

• The Walmart at 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE is set to close on March 10 after opening in July 1985.
• The store has 287 workers who are eligible to transfer to another store, per a Walmart spokeswoman.
• The Albuquerque Police Department reportedly had 708 calls to service at or near the store in 2022.

Michael Thomas shopped at the Walmart at 301 San Mateo Blvd. SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, every week for roughly three years up until six months ago.

He began to see more people stealing items from the store. Sometimes, he saw shoppers physically attacked.

So when Walmart said last month that it would be closing the store, Thomas wasn't surprised.